After a home with solar power? These are the areas you’re most likely to find it

Solar panels are becoming much more popular on Queensland homes.Source:AAP

THE number of properties with solar power is soaring with Queensland regions leading the charge.

According to aerial imagery company Nearmap last year 1078 megawatts of rooftop solar systems were installed throughout Australia.

North Bundaberg in 2011, before solar installations took off. Picture: NearmapSource:Supplied

In a graphic display of just how many new solar installations there have been, nearmap.com.au has matched its aerial photography with Clean Energy Regulator data which revealed the postcodes in Australia with the highest rooftop solar uptake since 2001.

Seven out of the top ten postcodes were in Queensland, with the other three in Western Australia.

North Bundaberg underwent a surge in solar installations by September 2017. Picture: NearmapSource:Supplied

North Bundaberg took out top spot, with 11,756 homes installed with solar units, second was Erskine in Western Australia with 11,409 units installed since 2001 and third was Nikenbah with 10,517 units installed.